Kingswood and Fishponds
Kingswood and Fishponds is a town or village in Bristol, England. There are around 13 restaurants and cafés, 2 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and 1 park or green, along with 57 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Stapleton Road, 2.8 km away. There were around 503 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Kingswood and Fishponds area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Bristol, City of area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 472,464 residents at roughly 4,308 people per km².
- Council
- Bristol, City of
- County
- Bristol
- Constituency
- Bristol East
- Police force
- Avon and Somerset
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 290th of 294 English council areas — better than 1% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
21°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 22° / 17° · 45% rain
- Tomorrow: 19° / 13° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:29
12h 47m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
11US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Bristol St Paul's, United Kingdom
Crime
565 reported · July 2026▲ 16% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences184
- Shoplifting89
- Anti-social behaviour72
- Other theft37
Neighbourhood team: Hillfields · Avon And Somerset
Local policing priorities
- We have received reports of vehicles using the five one way roads within the Hillfields ward incorrectly. We will be patrolling these are…
- Residents of forest road as well as surrounding roads have raised the concern of speeding and traffic offences in the area, patrols will…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
841 reported road collisions (2024)
132 killed or seriously injured · 955 casualties · 17.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 395 rated 4–5 ★ (335 top)
- 12 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Stapleton Road (2.8 km)
- 57 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Stapleton Road (2.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£356,824 average▲ 3.5% YoY
Across Bristol, City of · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,880 average monthly rent▲ 6.5% YoY
- 1 bed £1,223
- 2 bed £1,541
- 3 bed £1,755
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
8.3× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.3 times median annual pay (8.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 137.8p · AppleGreen (7.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (7.3 km)
36 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
140 charging locations within ~8 km
- 39 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 300 kW
- Nearest: Morrisons Bristol Fishponds (0.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Gyms5
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches43
- Playgrounds10
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
472,464 residents in Bristol, City of · 4,308/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 70%
- 65+: 13%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 82 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
16% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,714 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (36% of 212,810)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
172 schools · 69,087 pupils
102 primary · 22 secondary · 48 other
Ofsted: 63 of 78 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (81%)
151inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Ashton Park SchoolGood
- Blaise High SchoolGood
- Bristol Cathedral Choir SchoolGood
- Bristol Free SchoolGood
- Bristol Metropolitan AcademyGood
- Oasis Academy BrislingtonGood
- Oasis Academy John WilliamsGood
- Redland Green SchoolGood
- Trinity AcademyGood
- E-Act Montpelier High SchoolInadequate
- Bedminster Down School
- Bristol Brunel Academy
- Cotham School
- Fairfield High School
- Oasis Academy Brightstowe
- Oasis Academy Daventry Road
- Oasis Academy Temple Quarter
- Orchard School Bristol
- St Bede's Catholic College
- St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School
- St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School
- The City Academy Bristol
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Bristol, City of
Care & health services
417 CQC-registered services
- Care homes92
- GP practices68
- Dentists105
- Homecare agencies95
- Hospitals & hospices15
CQC ratings: 98% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · Bristol, City of
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 34 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
515 applications decided
86% granted · 443 granted, 72 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Damien Egan
Labour
Bristol North East
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Green (minority)
- Lab 19
- Con 7
- LD 9
- Grn 34
- Oth 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools16
- GPs & clinics10
- Pharmacies4
- Supermarkets11
- Parks & greens19
- Restaurants & cafés87
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
22,020 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£781 median full-time weekly pay
3.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£25,336 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
45% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 237,774 certificates
10.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
23% low-carbon electricity
Gas 77% · Solar 15% · Wind 8%
303 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.4 yrs women · 79.1 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 60.1 women · 60.1 men
59% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.3
- Feeling worthwhile7.3
- Happiness yesterday7.2
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bristol North East:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership423 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership334 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s270 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test216 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance216 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Lodge Causeway · 0.3 kmLodge Causeway is an ancient passage through the former Royal Forest of Kingswood and now the main road between Fishponds and Kingswood in Bristol, England. The road is designated the B4048.
Fishponds railway station · 0.3 kmFishponds railway station was a station in Fishponds, Bristol, England, which was closed by Dr Beeching's cuts in the 1960s.

- Mayfield Park, Bristol · 0.7 km
Mayfield Park is a residential area in East Bristol, with a large adjoining park known as the Ridgeway Rd Playing Fields.
- Fishponds · 0.7 km
Fishponds is a suburb in the north-east of the English city of Bristol, about 3 miles (5 km) from the city centre. It is mainly residential, and housing is typically terraced Victorian. It has a small student populati…
Speedwell, Bristol · 0.7 kmSpeedwell is an area of east Bristol, Part of the Hillfields ward. It has a mixture of residential and industrial land.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kingswood and Fishponds?
- Kingswood and Fishponds is a town in Bristol, England, in the Bristol, City of local authority.
- How deprived is Kingswood and Fishponds?
- The Bristol, City of local authority, which includes Kingswood and Fishponds, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.